Whether you’ll be traveling for a short period of time or your nomadic ways don’t have a return ticket, knowing where and how to contact your country’s embassy is invaluable information that you should take with you everywhere, while you’re abroad that is. Keep reading to know info about embassies in Bogotá.
Embassies are almost always located in the capital of the host country and Colombia is no exception. Bogotá is home to the embassies of more than 50 countries and the countries that don’t maintain an embassy in the city, may have a consulate elsewhere in the country or they may direct their citizens to use another country’s embassy should something arise. Technically speaking, embassies and consulates perform more or less the same functions, but embassies do a bit more.
Services you can find here
The embassy serves as the official diplomatic manifestation of the country it represents. This means that its primary function is establishing and promoting relations with Colombia, which is why they are found in the capital. However, it acts as the home base for all of the consulates in the country (if there are any), which makes it the brains of all the operations and you’re go-to for services that include, but are not limited to:
- Passport assistance (loss, theft, replacement)
- Notary services
- Status change (marriage or divorce)
- Birth or death registration (of or to its citizens)
- Legal aid (should you have a run-in with the local authorities)
- Help in the event of an emergency (personal, natural disaster, political turmoil, etc.)
- Visa application (for non-citizens/locals of the host country) [if you’re looking to get a visa for Colombia check out How to Get a Colombian Student Visa, How to Get a Colombian Work Visa, Tourist Visas for Colombia: All You Need to Know]
Consulates would best be described as satellites of the embassy that exist primarily to provide assistance to the citizens of the country it represents. Services rendered at consulates outside the capital will often be sent to the embassy for processing and therefore take a little longer, so for the most efficient and direct service, your country’s embassy in Bogotá is probably preferable. While the embassies in Bogotá are found throughout the city, sometimes they’re in clusters, so where you find one, you might also find a few other countries’ nearby.
Although the following list is not exhaustive, it includes many of the embassies/consulates that you can find in Bogotá. If you don’t see yours here, a quick Google search will likely yield the information you’re looking for. Furthermore, if you discover that your country does not have an embassy here, it’s possible that there is only a consulate and it may not be in Bogotá, so I would advise adjusting your search terms and trying again.
*All information is taken directly from embassy websites unless otherwise noted and is current as of June 6, 2018.
Argentina
Carrera 11B #97-56, 4thfloor
Phone: +57 (1) 288-0900
Australia
Avenida Carrera 9 #115-06 Edificio Tierra Firme, Office 2003
Phone: +57 (1) 657-8030
Email: Bogota.embassy@dfat.gov.au
Bolivia
Carrera 10 #113-36
Phone: +57 (1) 612-6700; +57 (1) 612-1316; +57 (1) 619-4701
Brazil
Calle 93 #14-20, 8thfloor
Phone: +57 (1) 635-1694
Email: consular.bogota@itamaraty.gov.br
Canada
Carrera 7 #114-33
Phone: +57 (1) 657-9800
Email: bgota@international.gc.ca
Chile
Calle 100 # 11B-46
Phone: +57 (1) 742-0136; +57 (1) 742-7874; +57 (1) 742-7875
China
Carrera 16 #98-30
Phone: +57 (1) 622-3235; +57 (1) 622-3202
Email: chinaemb_co@mfa.gov.cn
Costa Rica
Carrera 12 #114-37
Phone: +57 (1) 629-5095; +57 (1) 629-5072
Email: embcr-co@rree.go.cr; embrc.co@gmail.com
Cuba
Carrera 9A #92-54
Phone: +57 (1) 621-7054; +57 (1) 621-6116; +57 (1) 621-6120
Email: infoconsulado@co.embacuba.cu
Denmark
Carrera 13 #93-40, 2ndfloor
Phone: +57 (1) 746-8016
Email: bogamb@um.dk
Ecuador (Consulate)
Calle 89 #13-07
Phone: +57 (1) 212-6512
Email: cecubog@cancilleria.gob.ec
France (information from Google Maps)
Carrera 11 #93-12
Phone: +57 (1) 638-1400
Germany
Calle 110 #9-25 Torre Empresarial, 11thfloor
Phone: +57 (1) 423-2600
Honduras
Carrera 12 #119-52
Phone: +57 (1) 629-3302
Email: info@embajadahonduras.org.co
India
Calle 116 #7-15 Torre Cusezar, Int. 2, Office 301
Phone: +57 (1) 637-3259/79/80/89
Email: social@embajadaindia.org
Ireland (Consulate)
Avenida Americas #56-41
Phone: +57 (1) 432-0695
Email: gomezconsulirlanda@smurfitkappa.com.co
Israel
Avenida Calle 26 #57-83, 7thfloor
Phone: +57 (1) 327-7500
Email: info@bogota.mfa.gov.il
Italy
Calle 93B #9-92
Phone: +57 (1) 218-7206
Email: ambbogo.mail@esteri.it; bogota.consolare@esteri.it
Japan
Carrera 7 #71-21 Torre B, 11thfloor
Phone: +57 (1) 317-5001
Email: info@ba.mofa.go.jp
Mexico
Calle 113 #7-21 Edificio Teleport Business Park, Torre A, Office 201
Phone: +57 (1) 747-7160
Email: emcolmex@outlook.com
Netherlands
Carrera 13 #93-40, 5thfloor
Phone: +57 (1) 638-4200
Email: bog@minbuza.nl
Norway
Carrera 11A #94-45 Edificio Oxo Center, Office 904
Phone: +57 (1) 651-5500
Email: emb.bogota@mfa.no
Panama
Calle 92 #7A-40
Phone: +57 (1) 257-5067
Email: embpanamacolombia@mire.gob.pa
Peru
Calle 80A #6-50
Phone: +57 (1) 746-2360
Email: embaperu@embajadadelperu.org.co
Portugal
Calle 99 #7A-77 Edificio Advance, Office 507
Phone: +57 (1) 307-2990
Email: bogota@mne.pt
Russia
Carrera 4 #75-02
Phone: +57 (1) 212-1881; +57 (1) 212-5560
Email: embajadaderusiaencolombia@gmail.com
Spain
Calle 92 #12-68
Phone: +57 (1) 622-0090
Email: emb.bogota@maec.es
Switzerland
Carrera 9 #74-08 Edificio Profinanzas, 11thFloor
Phone: +57 (1) 349-7230
Email: bog.vertretung@eda.admin.ch
United Kingdom
Carrera 9 #76-49, 8thand 9thfloor
Phone: +57 (1) 326-8300
Email: embajadabritanica.bogota@fco.gov.uk
United States
Carrera 45 #24B-27
Phone: +57 (1) 275-2000
Email: ACSBogota@state.gov
Venezuela
Carrera 11 # 87-51, 5thfloor
Phone: +57 (1) 644-5555
Email: correspondencia.colombia@mppre.gob.ve
My Experience
As a U.S. citizen, I know the Secretary of State has an alert system run by the embassy to help if you are abroad and I’m sure other embassies have a similar system implemented. To make sure you they can reach you in the event of an emergency, it’s helpful to have a working phone to make/receive calls and messages and check your email. To get one, you might want to check out How to Get a SIM Card in Colombia. Hopefully it’s unnecessary, but better to be safe than sorry by staying in the loop, right?
The services, help and information embassies offer is much more expansive than what has been mentioned, so it’s worth checking out your embassy’s website at the very least because you don’t want to wait until you need assistance to look for where you can find it. You may even want to visit your embassy to get acquainted! If you’re looking for how to get there, download some Apps to Help You Get Around Bogotá. Having easy access to your own country for assistance is just one of the many Reasons to Choose Bogotá that should give you peace of mind.
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